Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Another year, another failed attempt to create a “best of” playlist that isn’t longer than the previous year’s list. It’s just, there was so much great music in 2023! I … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 3, 2024)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Another travel day for me, and I don’t have much time to work on the header, so this will be a short one. Even though I haven’t completed my 2023 … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 27, 2023)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! In case you missed it, The Anime Pits thread is live, so make sure you post your lists by December 27th! I’m trying to wait until I’ve watched all the … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 20, 2023)
Hello! It’s time to list your favorite podcasts and online videos from 2023! Hooray! Here are your categories: Feel free to post as big or as small of a list as you would like below but please keep your lists … Continue reading The Pits: Best in Podcasts and Online Video 2023
We’ve been invited to participate in the inaugural Discord Town of Salem Championship! The Discord ToS Championship is an annual tournament that will follow a similar format to the MU Mafia Championship. Games will be held on Discord and will … Continue reading Werewolf Announcement: Tournament Invitation!
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! The year of anime is coming to a close (almost), and that means I am behind on everything I’m watching! I don’t know why, but I always struggle to keep … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 13, 2023)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! It’s the most wonderful time of the year…time for year-end Japanese holiday foods! I’m posting my usual collection of recipes and holiday foods a little earlier this year so everyone … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 6, 2023)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! VAUNDY’s second album, replica, was released earlier this month, and I am really enjoying it so far. I first heard VAUNDY a couple years ago because I fell in love … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 29, 2023)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Today I want to share Sakura Fujiwara’s song “Daybreak”. I love pretty much everything she does, but this latest single feels extra special to me. And the video is really … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 22, 2023)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I’m a little obsessed with Yuuri’s latest video, so I’m going to share it with all of you. The video is for “Lyra” (ライラ) which I love, definitely one of … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 15, 2023)
It Came from the Nightosphere | Aired: October 11, 2010 | Reviewed by Grumproro Season two of Adventure Time started with what is, in my very humble opinion, a perfect episode of television [Footnote Note: As always, footnotes are not … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “It Came from the Nightosphere” and “The Eyes”
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! A couple months ago I bought a box of “Japanese Creamy Stew Mix” because I’ve been wanting to try it for a while, but I needed to wait until the … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 8, 2023)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I know that it’s technically no longer October, and therefore no longer the “spooky season”. But I saw this movie a few days ago, and I wanted to feature it … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 1, 2023)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Step right up and have a look….It’s time for Yamishibai. That’s right, it’s almost Halloween, which means I’m once again … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 25, 2023)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Because I am currently blessed by the anime gods, I have another delightful slice-of-life anime to try and convince everyone to watch this week: The Four Brothers of Yuzuki. Currently … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 18, 2023)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I spent most of yesterday curled up on the couch feeling sick, which wasn’t fun, but the upside is I got to watch lots of anime! Thanks to Otakunomike’s great … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 11, 2023)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Fall anime season has arrived, which means we’ll have lots of new series to check out over the next couple weeks. Some series have already started, and one of my … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 4, 2023)
What is Life? | Aired: June 14, 2010 | Reviewed by Josephus Brown I’m so excited I get to cover an episode that introduces such a vital and interesting character with as many layers as this one. Adventure Time builds … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “What is Life?” and “Ocean of Fear”
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! In one day Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation will be available on Crunchyroll, rejoice! I’m really looking forward to spending more time with these characters, and I’m hoping this will be … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 27, 2023)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I don’t have much time to write this week, so I’ll just leave you with the music video for “Moon”, Perfume’s latest single, featured on the EP of the same … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 20, 2023)
Wizard | Aired: May 10, 2010 | Reviewed by Josephus Brown One of my favorite aspects of Adventure Time is the vaguely warped morality it has. The start of this episode is a perfect example. Finn and Jake stroll across … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Wizard” and “Evicted!”
